Bai Sheng (Japanese: Hakujisso Hakusho), known as the "Day-raiding Rat," was one of the minor Water Margin heroes celebrated for quick-witted theft rather than battlefield prowess. This oban from Kuniyoshi's landmark Suikoden series (c. 1827-30) — the prints that made his career — captures him with the attribute that defines his character, likely a tool of his trade as a nocturnal raider. Even minor figures in the series received the same full compositional attention Kuniyoshi gave the major heroes, making each print a satisfying individual portrait.
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
c. 1827/30
Color woodblock print; oban
c. 1827/30
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) in c. 1827/30.
Yes — Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" is part of the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden series (print 106 of 108) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)" depicts heroes & warriors, warriors, and suikoden (water margin).